New-type drum package



June 13, 1950 E. s. SCHNEIDER msw TYPE nnuu PACKAGE Filed May 11, 1949INVENTOR E 09000 S. Schneider or like material.

Patented June 13, 1950 NEW-TYPE DRUM PACKAGE Eugene s. Schneider,Bristol, Pa., assignor to Bohm & Haas Company, Philadelphia, Pa., a

corporation of Delaware Application May 11, 1949, Serial No. 92.578

5 Claims. I

The present invention relates to containers and more particularly tobarrels of relatively large size, such as fiber drums or the like,adapted for the shipment of large quantities of liquid.

An object of this invention is to provide a fiber illustrated in theaccompanying drawing wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation partly insection and Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical section through an upperportion of the container shown in Figure 1.

With reference to the drawing in which the same number designates thesame part in the two figures, there is shown a container structurecomprising a body 3 of fiber, pulp, paper straw board The lower end ofsaid body is provided with a bottom 4 suitably secured about itsperiphery to the lower end of body 3 by means of a metal chime or ring5. Bottom 4 may be of the same material as body 3 or may be of wood,metal or other suificiently strong material. Alternatively, bottom 4 maybe a laminated structure, for instance, fiber board reinforced withsheet steel.

Around the upper end of body 3, there is placed a metal chime or ring 1of substantial width. Ring I extends around the outer surface of theuppermost portion of body 3 and its upper edge is curled inwardly overthe extreme upper edge of body 3 to provide a seating surface.Intermediate its width ring I is bent inwardly which, with the portionof' body 3 that it surrounds, forms an external continuous groove 8about the outer surface and a corresponding continu ous internalshoulder 9.

The container is fitted with bag III which serves as a liner. Bag I0 ismade of flexible sheet material impervious to and capable of retainingthe liquid to be shipped. It may be of impregnated, laminated or coatedpaper. For many applications, it is preferred that bag it be made ofplastic material, such as polyethylene, polyiiuorinated ethylene,polyvinylidene chloride or similar inert flexible synthetic polymer. Bagit conforms to the contour of the inner portion of the walls and bottomof the container. The lower or closed end of bag I. is provided withboot Ii about its outer portion which fits therebetween and the portionof the body 3 and bottom 4 with which bag It would otherwise be incontact. Boot Ii is of flexible sheet material and is preferably made ofheavy kraft paper. It may be of laminated construction to provideadditional strength if desired. This boot has been found to be anessential element in order to provide the necessary support and strengthrequisite to safe handling and shipment of the filled container. Theopen end of bag l0 contacts shoulder 9 of body 3 and is folded over theupper extremity of ring 1 then downwardly and inwardly to engage withand be held in place in groove 8 by means of a rubber band or othersuitable holding means i2. Thus bag In is held in position with relationto the container during filling.

When the contents have been placed in the container, a sheet or disk isof flexible material, preferably of the same material as that from whichthe bag it) is made, is placed over the open end thereof with its outerportion in contact with that portion of the open end of bag It foldedover the upper extremity of ring I and extending downwardly to groove 8.

Top 6, preferably of metal, is provided about its periphery with achannel I4 in which is placed a gasket l5 of sponge rubber or othersuitable sealing material. With the disk l3 in place, channel l4 andgasket I5 are brought into engagement with the portion of the diskextending around the upper extremity of ring 1 and pressed downwardly tobring about a fluid-tight seal between the engaging portions of bag inand disc l3. Thereupon top 6 is tightly clamped in place by clampingring l6 of conventional design.

There is provided, in accordance with this invention, a container ofsubstantial strength suitable for shipment of liquids in relativelylarge quantities. A distinct advantage thereof resides in the fact thatonce having been opened, the container may be readily and effectivelyrescaled to preserve the liquid remaining therein for prolonged periodsof storage or further shipment.

Variations in the illustrative embodiment, described above and shown inthe drawing, will readily occur to those skilled in the art. All suchvariations, within the limitations of the appended claims, are withinthe scope of this invention.

I claim:

1. A container adapted for shipment of large bodies of liquid comprisinga body of fiber board or the like having rigid members surrounding theupper and lower ends thereof, a rigid bottom secured to the lower end ofsaid body, a bag of flexible material impervious to and capable ofretaining liquid, said bag being of substantially the dimensions of theinterior of said body and arranged therewithin and having the portionabout its open end folded over the rigid member at the 3 top of the bodyportion and secured in place, a boot of flexible material enclosing theclosed end portion of said bag interposed between said portion of saidbag and the portion of said body and bottom that it would otherwise bein contact with, a sheet oi. liquid impervious flexible materialextending over the open end of the bag and overlaying and in contactwith the portion thereof folded over the upper rigid member, a tophaving a channel about its periphery in which is placed a gasket, saidchannel and gasket fitting over and engaging with the overlaying portionof said sheet, and means for removably securing the top in place uponand over the upper end of said body portion.

2. A container in accordance with claim 1 in which the bag and sheet areor a flexible synthetic polymer.

3. A container in accordance with claim 1 in which the bag and sheet areof pohrethylene.

4. A container in accordance with claim 1 in 4 which the bag and sheetare of a flexible synthetic polymer and the boot is of heavy krattpaper.

51 A container in accordance with claim 1 in which the bagand sheet areof polyethylene and the boot is of heavy kratt paper.

EUGENE B. SCHNEIDER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the tile ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,969,120 Coakley Aug. 7, 19342,200,200 Donnelly May 7, 1940 2,326,209 Eggerss Aug. 10, 1943 2,331,010Waters Oct. 5, 1943 FORMGN PATENTS Number Country Date 563,360 GreatBritain Feb. 12, 1945

